Means for dispensing straight pins



y 26, 1964 s. KUSZNIER 3,134,502

MEANS FOR DISPENSING STRAIGHT PINS Filed March 19, 1962 INVENTOR. STEVE KUSZNIER y 4 F WW ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,134,502 MEANS FOR DISPENSING STRAIGHT PINS Steve Kusznier, 65 Brooklyn Ave., Westbury, N.Y. Filed Mar. 19, 1962, Ser. No. 180,468 3 Claims. (Cl. 221-74) This invention relates to means for dispensing straight pins and more particularly to such means adapted to be hand held.

Straight pins are commonly used in many industries, for instance in the dressmaking, shirt making and other textile industries and also in retail stores and cleaning establishments for attaching sales tickets or other identifica tion tags.

The handling of straight pins is a difiicult and tedious procedure as the pins are very small and are quite liable to be dropped. Some users have the habit of holding a group of pins in their mouth which is a rather dangerous procedure.

The present invention provides a simple, convenient and economical way to handle straight pins comprising a hand held frame having a roller adapted to hold a roll of paper tape having the pins mounted thereon at regular intervals. A finger operated lever is provided for advancing the roll of tape and an ejecting arm is attached to the roller advancing means for partially ejecting a pin from the tape so that the pointed end of the pin extends sufficiently so that it may be inserted into a work piece. Once the pointed end of the pin is inserted then the holder may be twisted, thereby tearing the tape away from the pin.

With the present device a great number of pins may be easily and quickly inserted, thereby greatly increasing the efficiency of operation.

Accordingly a principal object of the invention is to provide new and improved means for dispensing straight pins.

Another object of the invention is to provide new and improved means for dispensing straight pins mounted on a tape.

Another object of the invention is to provide new and improved means for inserting straight pins in a work piece.

Another object of the invention is to provide new and improved means for dispensing straight pins comprising a hand held frame member, a roller mounted in said frame adapted to receive a roll of paper tape upon which the pins are mounted, means toadvance the paper tape and ejecting means for partially ejecting the pointed end of a pin from said tape, so that the pointed end may be inserted in a work piece with the apparatus. Once the pointed end is inserted then the pin may be further pushed and by twisting the tape relative the pin the tape will be broken away from the pin. The tape is preferably perforated above the pin so that it will tear away.

These and other objects of the invention will be apparent from the following specification and drawings, of which FIG. 1 is a side view partially in section of an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line 22 of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a side view of FIG. 1 with the cover removed.

FIG. 4 is an end view of FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a detail view of the pins mounted on tape.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the 1ine66 of FIG. 5.

Referring to the figures the invention generally comprises a frame comprising a handle member 1 and a frame member 2 extending at substantially a right angle to the handle 1. At the top of the frame 2 is mounted a shaft 3 which is adapted to mount a roll 4 of paper tape T. Spring 9 maintains tension on roll 4 so it Wont unwind itself. The tension on roll 4 is adjusted by screw 10 and friction washer 10'. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 a plurality of pins P are mounted in raised ridges R in the paper tape. The paper tape extends down over a lower roller 5 mounted on the frame 2 and between driven roller 6 and pressure roller 7 which is spring loaded by the leaf spring 8. The tape then extends outsidethe frame where it may be torn 01f.

The tape is advanced by the driven roller 6 by a pawl 11 which is spring loaded by spring 11. The pawl 11 is mounted on a lever 12 which is pivotally connectedto the frame 1 by means of a bracket 13. The lever 12 is spring loaded upwardly by means of the leaf spring 14. The lever 12 is adapted to be depressed by means of the handle 12' which may be operated by the thumb while the hand is wrapped around the member 1. When the handle 12' and the lever 12 are depressed the pawl'll engages the ratchet wheel 15 which is fixedly connected to the driven roller 6. The spacing of the teeth on the ratched wheel is chosen to advance the tape a distance equal to the spacing between the pins. A detent spring 17 cooperates with holes 18 in roller 6 to index and hold its position. A cover 16 is pivotally mounted on the frame member 2 for easy insertion of the roll of tape. Cover 16 is held in place by snap springs 19, 19'.

At the bottom of the roller 5 an ejecting arm 20 is adapted to partially eject the pins from the tape T. The end of arm 20 is preferably hollowed out to seat the head of pin P. The arm 20 is mounted to a shaft 20' which is slidably mounted in a slotted bracket 21. The arm 20 and shaft 20 are reciprocated by means of the linkage comprising the pin and slot connection 22 which connects the arm 20 to the crank arm 23. The crank arm 23 is pivotally mounted on the frame by means of the pin 24. The other end 25 of the crank arm has a slot 26 which engages a pin 27 on the lever 12. Therefore, when the lever 12 is depressed the arm 20 is cocked to the right in FIG. 2. At substantially the same time but with slight delay due to a slight lost motion in the pawl drive, the tape is advanced by the lever 12 by means of the driven roller 6. When the lever 12 is released the spring 14 forces the lever up and pushes the ejecting arm 20 to the left in FIG. 2, thereby partially ejecting a pin P from the tape T.

FIG. 4 shows the arm 20 and pin P in ejection position. A tapering guide 30 is mounted on the frame for the purpose of guiding the pin. The guide is slotted on top so that the extending end of the pin P may be inserted in a work piece with the pin preferably puncturing the work piece in two places. The pin is then detached from the tape by twisting the handle 1. This causes the pin to break through the perforations 32 in the tape and frees the pin from the tape.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show details of tape I having separated ridges R with perforations 32 above the pins P.

Therefore, the present invention provides means for feeding straight pins mounted on a paper tape, including means to partially eject the pins from the tape so that the pins may be inserted directly in the Work piece Without any direct handling. Therefore, the pins may be fed quite rapidly and efficiently.

Many modifications may be made by those who desire to practice the invention without departing from the scope thereof which is defined by the following claims.

I claim:

1. Hand held apparatus for inserting straight pins mounted on a paper tape into a continuous cloth surfacewhich is accessible on only one side comprising,

an elongated frame,

a handle fixedly connected substantially perpendicular to said frame,

a spool mounted on said frame, and adapted to hold a roll of said tape, a roller connected to advance said tape, and an ejecting arm connected to said advancing roller to partially eject a pin from said frame. w 2. Hand held apparatus for inserting straight pins mounted on a paper tape into a continuous cloth'surface which is accessible on only one side comprising,

a me,

a handle connected in fixed angular relation to said a spool mounted on said frame, 7

said spool being adapted to hold a roll of said tape,

a driven roller connected to advance said tape,

a finger operated lever connected to manually advance said roller, and means tov partially eject a pin com-t equally spaced and mounted on a paper tape comprising,

a frame,

a handle connected to said frame,

a spool mounted on said frame,

said spool being adapted to hold a roll of said tape,

a dn'ven roller connected to advance said tape com an arm connected to manually advance said roller to feed said tape a distance equal to the spacing between said pins, and v 7 an ejector slidably mounted in said frame to partially eject a pin from said frame comprising, 7

an arm movably mounted on said frame and connected 7 to said rolleradvancing means.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 892,820 Forney July 7, 1908 1,775,357 Russell Sept. 9, 1930; 2,056,560 Boden Oct. 6, 1936 7 

1. HAND HELD APPARATUS FOR INSERTING STRAIGHT PINS MOUNTED ON A PAPER TAPE INTO A CONTINUOUS CLOTH SURFACE WHICH IS ACCESSIBLE ON ONLY ONE SIDE COMPRISING, AN ELONGATED FRAME, A HANDLE FIXEDLY CONNECTED SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID FRAME, A SPOOL MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME, AND ADAPTED TO HOLD A ROLL OF SAID TAPE, A ROLLER CONNECTED TO ADVANCE SAID TAPE, AND AN EJECTING ARM CONNECTED TO SAID ADVANCING ROLLER TO PARTIALLY EJECT A PIN FROM SAID FRAME. 